There are some very interesting conspiratorial claims on this thread, but unfortunately very little evidence to back them up. Simply saying that we don't recognize "the level to which we are controlled" does not suffice as evidence--perhaps we don't recognize the pernicious tentacles of the state in our everyday lives because they are not, in fact, there.

Could we be more diligent in our protection of civil liberties in this country? Absolutely. And I'll agree that the last decade or so has seen some disturbing trends--warrantless surveillance and the use of drones to name just two. But it seems a bit of a reach to claim that the citizens of the United States are in any way subjected to the kind of totalitarian control that Orwell explores in 1984. 

We are living in an Orwellian future in some respects.  There are cameras everywhere.  We have a huge class divide.  We seem to be in a state of perpetual war.  Our government and our politicians are continually lying to us, and so is the media.

I think that society has reached a point where many of the conditions described in 1984 are becoming possible. I don't think we're being monitored that closely, at least not the average Joes among us. It does make Orwell look like a pretty smart guy though.

I am pretty surprised by your statement that the police monitor what we watch on our televisions and what we say in our emails and phone calls.  I would be very interested in seeing evidence of this.  It seems very unlikely that A) the police would have the technology to do some of this (monitoring what we watch on TV), B) they would be interested in doing so, and C) that they would have the manpower to surveil us to the extent that you suggest.